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* Re: ..the End of Targetedesc
+- Re: ..the End of TargetedMRO
+* Re: ..the End of TargetedArelor
|+* Re: ..the End of Targetedpoindexter FORTRAN
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| +* Re: ..the End of TargetedLmorchard
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| +* Re: ..the End of TargetedNightfox
| |`- Re: ..the End of TargetedMRO
| +* Re: ..the End of TargetedDaiTengu
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| `* Re: ..the End of TargetedArelor
|  `- Re: ..the End of TargetedMRO
`* ..the End of TargetedOgg
 +* ..the End of Targetedpoindexter FORTRAN
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Re: ..the End of Targeted

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From: poindexter.fortran@VERT/REALITY (poindexter FORTRAN)
To: Ogg
Subject: Re: ..the End of Targeted
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Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 23:19:00 -0800
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 by: poindexter FORTRAN - Fri, 3 Mar 2023 07:19 UTC

-=> Ogg wrote to esc <=-

Og> One of the problems is that they use your activity data even
Og> when you are not using FB. I've logged into FB for a few
Og> minutes, check for some messages and then leave. But when I'd
Og> visit another website, "targetted ads" based on what I was
Og> reading on FB appear as ads on that other website! So,
Og> clearly, FB is distributing my user activity/content info to
Og> other parties.

I've seen people talking about a containerized browser for Facebook,
don't know if incognito mode would work. The mere fact that people need
to create a workaround to your company's privacy overreaches is a
serious issue that reflects the fact that you are their product, not
their customer.

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From: lmorchard@VERT/DECAFBAD (Lmorchard)
To: poindexter FORTRAN
Subject: Re: ..the End of Targeted
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Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 19:10:36 +0000
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 by: Lmorchard - Fri, 3 Mar 2023 19:10 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Ogg on Fri Mar 03 2023 06:19 am

> I've seen people talking about a containerized browser for Facebook,
> don't know if incognito mode would work. The mere fact that people need
> to create a workaround to your company's privacy overreaches is a
> serious issue that reflects the fact that you are their product, not
> their customer.

There is the "Facebook Container" add-on for Firefox:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/

That does a good job of trying to isolate everything Facebook-related,
including cookies and the trackers in embedded share buttons on other sites.

They do have kind of an insidious octopus of a service spread all around. Sounds like tinfoil hat territory to accurately describe what they do.

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From: poindexter.fortran@VERT/REALITY (poindexter FORTRAN)
To: Lmorchard
Subject: Re: ..the End of Targeted
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 by: poindexter FORTRAN - Sat, 4 Mar 2023 09:01 UTC

-=> Lmorchard wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Lm> They do have kind of an insidious octopus of a service spread all
Lm> around. Sounds like tinfoil hat territory to accurately describe what
Lm> they do.

I especially bristled at them using Facebook for auth -- making it even
harder for people to disconnect from Facebook when other sites rely on
FB to authenticate you.

Spotify, at one point early on, required Facebook auth. They changed
after a while to allow other 3rd party auth like Google as well as email.

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From: esc@VERT/MONTEREY (esc)
To: Ogg
Subject: Re: ..the End of Targeted
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Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 07:57:00 +0000
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 by: esc - Mon, 20 Feb 2023 07:57 UTC

Og> This Privacy Ruling Against Facebook and Instagram Could Spell the End of
Og> Targeted Ads

Man, this is actually something I'm not a huge fan of. Sure, targeted ads and feeling as though you're being spied on is lame. Totally. I get it. But facebook is an opt-in platform. It's not a public utility like a library, it's a business. I don't see how any government can force a business to give away access to a commercial platform for free.

So what's any company that relies on ad revenue to give away services supposed to do? Charge for accounts? I guess?

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From: mro@VERT/BBSESINF (MRO)
To: esc
Subject: Re: ..the End of Targeted
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Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:18:45 -0600
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 by: MRO - Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:18 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: esc to Ogg on Mon Feb 20 2023 02:57 pm

> Og> This Privacy Ruling Against Facebook and Instagram Could Spell the End
> Og> of Targeted Ads
>
> Man, this is actually something I'm not a huge fan of. Sure, targeted ads
> and feeling as though you're being spied on is lame. Totally. I get it. But
> facebook is an opt-in platform. It's not a public utility like a library,
> it's a business. I don't see how any government can force a business to give
> away access to a commercial platform for free.
>
> So what's any company that relies on ad revenue to give away services
> supposed to do? Charge for accounts? I guess?

i would prefer they not target people and follow us around everywhere. if ending targetted ads does that, that would be nice.

maybe they can do anonymous tracking and show us ads that way.
like they don't know our name or any important info. just city, state and interests.
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To: esc
Subject: Re: ..the End of Targeted
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 by: Arelor - Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:39 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: esc to Ogg on Mon Feb 20 2023 02:57 pm

> So what's any company that relies on ad revenue to give away services supposed to do? Charge

I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they were anticipating that.

People seems to be very happy when some new regulation screws me over, so while I don't agree
(in principle) with these sort of regulations, I am ready to go out the street with a whiskey
bottle and celebrate.

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To: Arelor
Subject: Re: ..the End of Targeted
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 by: poindexter FORTRAN - Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:16 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: Arelor to esc on Tue Feb 21 2023 11:39 am

Ar> I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they were
Ar> anticipating that.

Interestingly, Twitter turned off SMS MFA on my account, as it's only available to TWITTER BLUE subscribers. TOTP through Google Auth, which is better, is *free*. Odd.
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 by: MRO - Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:27 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: Arelor to esc on Tue Feb 21 2023 11:39 am

> > So what's any company that relies on ad revenue to give away services
> > supposed to do? Charge
>
> I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they were
> anticipating that.

they would never do that.

only if it was for business and i dont think that worked out either.
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 by: Lmorchard - Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:36 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: MRO to Arelor on Tue Feb 21 2023 06:27 pm

> > I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they
> > were anticipating that.
>
> they would never do that.

Well, they're testing it right now for $12/month in Australia & New Zealand?

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/02/testing-meta-verified-to-help-creators/

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 by: Cougar428 - Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:58 UTC

-=> Quoting Mro to Arelor <=-

Mr> Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
Mr> By: Arelor to esc on Tue Feb 21 2023 11:39 am
> > So what's any company that relies on ad revenue to give away services
> > supposed to do? Charge
>
> I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they were
> anticipating that.

Mr> they would never do that.

Mr> only if it was for business and i dont think that worked out either.

Glad this doesn't affect me. I don't have a facebook, twitter, or
any other mentioned accounts. When it starts to affect the
advertising on BBS systems, then there'll be trouble (G).

Cougar

.... Beware of programmers carrying screwdrivers!

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 by: Nightfox - Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:13 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: MRO to Arelor on Tue Feb 21 2023 06:27 pm

>> I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they
>> were anticipating that.

MR> they would never do that.

MR> only if it was for business and i dont think that worked out either.

I heard something in the news a couple days ago that Facebook was considering a paid tier because their ad revenue had been dropping and they want a more reliable source of revenue.

Nightfox

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 by: DaiTengu - Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:20 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: MRO to Arelor on Tue Feb 21 2023 06:27 pm

>> I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they
>> were anticipating that.

MR> they would never do that.

MR> only if it was for business and i dont think that worked out either.

They are. it's similar to Twitter's system. you get verified, a blue checkmark, and a few extra features along with a potential "boost" to your posts.

I pay for Twitter Blue, but only because it gives me some features I think are worth paying for (I don't give a flying fuck about the blue checkmark, I'd rather not have it, but it won't actually let me turn it off).

That said, it seems like Facebook's paid account system is going to lean heavily into the "verified" realm, with few extra features. It's more geared towards creators who want to build some kind of e-following or whatever.

DaiTengu

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 by: Arelor - Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:07 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: MRO to Arelor on Tue Feb 21 2023 06:27 pm

> > > So what's any company that relies on ad revenue to give away services
> > > supposed to do? Charge
> >
> > I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they wer
> > anticipating that.
>
> they would never do that.
>
> only if it was for business and i dont think that worked out either.

Yes, they weren t going to make it universal. As far as I have heard, it was
some business plan, a bit like Twitter s verified accounts.

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 by: Arelor - Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:10 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Arelor on Tue Feb 21 2023 12:16 pm

> Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
> By: Arelor to esc on Tue Feb 21 2023 11:39 am
>
> Ar> I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they we
> Ar> anticipating that.
>
> Interestingly, Twitter turned off SMS MFA on my account, as it's only availa
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TOTP is theoretically safer than SMS verification, but for practical purposes,
it is more of a headache. I think the average granny is more likely to set SMS
auth than TOPT, and is she sets TOTP, she is more likely to lose her acess
tokens and suffer.

WHat is better nowadays is not what is "better". It is what is easier, and they
play with that.

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 by: MRO - Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:06 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: Lmorchard to MRO on Wed Feb 22 2023 03:36 am

> Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
> By: MRO to Arelor on Tue Feb 21 2023 06:27 pm
>
> > > I have heard Facebook was rolling a paid account system. I guess they
> > > were anticipating that.
>
> > they would never do that.
>
> Well, they're testing it right now for $12/month in Australia & New Zealand?
>
> https://about.fb.com/news/2023/02/testing-meta-verified-to-help-creators/

that's so hillarious and stupid.
you know their stock price dropped whenever there were reports of how many dupe accounts and bots there were. this is totally self serving and evil.
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 by: MRO - Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:08 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: Nightfox to MRO on Wed Feb 22 2023 09:13 am

> >> were anticipating that.
>
> MR> they would never do that.
>
> MR> only if it was for business and i dont think that worked out either.
>
> I heard something in the news a couple days ago that Facebook was
> considering a paid tier because their ad revenue had been dropping and they

Yeah, i guess they will try anything. the chain letters about facebook charging are now right.
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 by: MRO - Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:08 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: DaiTengu to MRO on Wed Feb 22 2023 10:20 am

> They are. it's similar to Twitter's system. you get verified, a blue
> checkmark, and a few extra features along with a potential "boost" to your
> posts.
>
> I pay for Twitter Blue, but only because it gives me some features I think
> are worth paying for (I don't give a flying fuck about the blue checkmark,
> I'd rather not have it, but it won't actually let me turn it off).
>
> That said, it seems like Facebook's paid account system is going to lean
> heavily into the "verified" realm, with few extra features. It's more geared
> towards creators who want to build some kind of e-following or whatever.
>
> DaiTengu

that's not really why they are doing it , though. fake accounts costs fb money. a lot of money.
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 by: MRO - Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:09 UTC

Re: Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: Arelor to MRO on Wed Feb 22 2023 02:07 pm

>
> > only if it was for business and i dont think that worked out either.
>
> Yes, they weren t going to make it universal. As far as I have heard, it was
> some business plan, a bit like Twitter s verified accounts.
>

they were going to make something like microsoft teams combined with facebook
i dont know which came first teams or this idea. but a fb at work sucks dick.
you can not trust fb, they've shown they are evil.
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 by: poindexter FORTRAN - Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:35 UTC

-=> Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Ar> TOTP is theoretically safer than SMS verification, but for practical
Ar> purposes, it is more of a headache. I think the average granny is more
Ar> likely to set SMS auth than TOPT, and is she sets TOTP, she is more
Ar> likely to lose her acess tokens and suffer.

Granny is NEVER going to set up TOTP. I think that's what Elon is
banking on.

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 by: Ogg - Thu, 2 Mar 2023 20:55 UTC

Hello esc!

** On Monday 20.02.23 - 14:57, esc wrote to Ogg:

Og>> This Privacy Ruling Against Facebook and Instagram Could
Og>> Spell the End of Targeted Ads

e> Man, this is actually something I'm not a huge fan of.
e> Sure, targeted ads and feeling as though you're being spied
e> on is lame. Totally. I get it. But facebook is an opt-in
e> platform. It's not a public utility like a library, it's a
e> business. I don't see how any government can force a
e> business to give away access to a commercial platform for
e> free.

One of the problems is that they use your activity data even
when you are not using FB. I've logged into FB for a few
minutes, check for some messages and then leave. But when I'd
visit another website, "targetted ads" based on what I was
reading on FB appear as ads on that other website! So,
clearly, FB is distributing my user activity/content info to
other parties.

The same ads would follow me when I visit other news sites, for
example.

e> So what's any company that relies on ad revenue to give
e> away services supposed to do? Charge for accounts? I guess?

I can live without FB, so I don't care what they do. I just
drop by to see if there are any new postings from friends. I
don't contribute content myself.

Maybe they could provide the option to turn OFF the
presentation of ads if I don't want to see them, meanwhile,
they could still collect and analyse my activity on FB.

But I don't like the way the ads keep following me from site to
site.

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 by: MRO - Fri, 3 Mar 2023 06:11 UTC

Re: ..the End of Targeted
By: Ogg to esc on Thu Mar 02 2023 10:55 pm

> drop by to see if there are any new postings from friends. I
> don't contribute content myself.
>
> Maybe they could provide the option to turn OFF the
> presentation of ads if I don't want to see them, meanwhile,
> they could still collect and analyse my activity on FB.
>
> But I don't like the way the ads keep following me from site to
> site.

dude i was at work at a meeting for a long time and i was complaining about my legs and knees hurting. fucking amazon was showing me some full leg heat and massager thing when i opened it

https://i.imgur.com/GE8tuNs.png

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